[Victoria Delsoul]

I also said, without edit, “If people are upset about the revelation to children that Santa Claus is a myth-- which all children who are taught this lie find or figure out eventually-- perhaps it is because Santa is that zealously-guarded idol of their own modern religion.” This statment only makes sense if you include the phrases you omitted.

Moron! She had no right, absolutely none to destroy the dreams little children have about Christmas and Santa. She has shattered the magic illusion that swirls around young minds during Christmas times.

Everyone finds out eventually that Santa doesn't exist, that it's a mythological figure, and that Santa is none other than mom and dad buying presents and hiding them from the children. They are the ones who spend long hours at night wrapping them while children sleep so they won't find out. And when those same children find out the truth once they get older, you know what - they keep the same tradition. Almost everyone – young, old, man, woman - participate in this kind of silent conspiracy about Santa. We all talk about Santa as if he existed, and we ask little children... what did Santa get you for Christmas? And everyone goes alone, because we all know that it's a magic dream, and this dream will stay with us until we die, even though we eventually find out it wasn't so.

You idiot, you had no right to do that! You were supposed to substitute and to read the lesson plan “The Night Before Christmas.” It wasn't your duty to tell little children what your beliefs are or how much you are offended by it. You were there to read to them and that was it.

I hope she doesn't get to teach again.

[Sally'sConcerns]

My parents never wrapped Santa's gifts since what was in the stocking were stuffers and the bulky presents that would have been a pain to wrap were underneath the stockings. All the under the tree presents were wrapped though.

I still ask people what Santa brought them for Christmas because it's alot more polite to me than to ask "What loot did ya get?"

[spectre]

Well said.

I might add that she most likely took a perverted sense of delight being the one to break it to the kids..and I don't buy her explanation after she got caught.

Her motives weren't pure at all. She's a miserable and cruel wretch.

sw

[purpleland]

No one has mentioned that we PARENTS love playing Santa Claus! Pretending, participating in the Christmas holiday myth/drama. What a joy for the family.

[Northern Yankee]

I am guessing that she won't be teaching anytime soon.